SSL Certificates Help

Java Code Signing: Generate a CSR

To request a code signing certificate, you have to provide us a certificate signing request (CSR) generated from the machine you'll use to sign the code. We'll use the information in this file to validate your request and provide the information to anyone downloading your code.

Note: You must generate the CSR from your local machine and not from the web server you're using to host the file.

Windows-only preparation

If you use Windows, you must complete the following steps before generating your CSR.

Run cmd as an administrator.

Move to your JDK installation's bin directory:

cd C:\Program Files\java\jdkversion number\bin

Create a keystore

To store your public and private keys (used to sign your code), you must create a keystore. You'll use this repeatedly throughout the code signing certificate request and installation process.